Things to Do

Wheeling rewards slow exploration. The downtown grid and Wheeling Island are best on foot; Oglebay Park requires a car but is worth the short drive.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Oglebay Park

Sprawling hilltop park with gardens, zoo, and glass museum
02

West Virginia Independence Hall

Birthplace of West Virginia, where secession was rejected

Museum
03

Capitol Theatre

Opened in 1928, the Capitol Theatre is the largest theater in West Virginia, with 2,500 seats arranged in a single grand auditorium. The interior …

Sight
04

Centre Market

The Centre Market complex consists of two 19th-century market houses — the original 1853 structure and an 1890 addition — that together form the …

Sight
05

Good Zoo and Planetarium

Oglebay Park zoo with a small planetarium near Wheeling
06

Oglebay Institute Glass Museum

The Oglebay Institute Glass Museum displays thousands of examples of Wheeling glass made from the early nineteenth century into the twentieth. Its best-known piece …

Museum
07

National Imperial Glass Museum

Specialist Wheeling-area museum devoted to Imperial Glass and Ohio Valley glassmaking

Museum
08

Toy and Train Museum

The Toy and Train Museum fills a restored Victorian-era schoolhouse with dolls, toy soldiers, trucks, cars, model trains, planes, ships, and other childhood collections. …

Museum
09

Wheeling Heritage Port

A reclaimed stretch of riverfront south of the main downtown, Heritage Port occupies what was once a working industrial wharf on the Ohio River. …

Sight
10

Toy and Plastic Brick Museum

Specialist Wheeling-area museum devoted to construction toys and brick-built displays.

Museum
11

Eckhart House

Victorian house in Wheeling offering period atmosphere and local history

Architecture
12

Schrader Center

The Schrader Center at Oglebay is an environmental education center with exhibits, bird-observation areas, children's activities, and year-round nature programs. It works best as …
13

Victoria Vaudeville Theatre

Victoria Vaudeville Theatre is a restored local theatre in Wheeling used for variety shows and community performances. It is a modest but characterful stop …
14

Downtown and Wheeling Island

Historic riverfront downtown and Victorian island neighborhood